Organisation: Reeks

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Robocut demo on the Reeks

It can be used to manage vegetation like bracken, or dense, encroaching gorse, or to cut mature heather that is coming to the end of its life cycle.

Mr Griffin claims the defendants were negligent and breach of duty in the organisation of the team-building exercise when, among other reasons, they ought to have known it was dangerous. File picture.

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Man claims he was left severely disabled after fall on team building exercise

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Kerry player loses out on winning €138m by one number

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Reeks are for experienced climbers only, rescuers warn

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This Co Kerry home has space, views and half an acre of gardens

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Tip top views from Hilltop Cottage on the Beara Peninsula

Damage on Croagh Patrick due to erosion may leave access severely restricted

It’s Ireland’s holy mountain, but access may soon have to be cut off, or at least severely restricted, due to worsening erosion, writes Donal Hickey. 

Mon, 10 Oct, 2016

Snow ‘landed’ just in time for Kerry Mountain Rescue Team's winter training

The snow landed just in time for the Kerry Mountain Rescue Team — winter training for the voluntary organisation celebrating its 50th anniversary in 1916 had long been scheduled for what is technically the end of Spring.

Tue, 01 Mar, 2016

Storm Frank: Emergency crew braves storm to rescue injured climber Carrauntoohil

In the full teeth of Storm Frank, the Kerry Mountain Rescue team had to make their way up Carrauntoohil, Ireland’s highest mountain, to bring down an injured climber.

Wed, 30 Dec, 2015

Urgent bid to tackle ‘erosion’ of the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks

The mountains of Kerry are changing and, in fact, some are eroding: thousands of walkers trampling paths along with climate change and huge numbers of sheep driving out the deer are all contributing to the dramatic developments.

Mon, 12 Oct, 2015

Walkers urged to help MacGillycuddy Reeks upkeep

Regular users of one of the country’s most popular mountain ranges are being asked to contribute towards the cost of maintenance.

Tue, 21 Apr, 2015

MacGillycuddy Reeks

Continuous use of one of the country’s most panoramic landscapes by tens of thousands of enthusiasts is giving rise to worsening erosion.

Wed, 31 Dec, 2014

Efforts to manage public use of Reeks

A new plan has been drawn up to manage public access to one of the country’s most popular mountain ranges.

Thu, 30 Jan, 2014

Trading up: Homes on the range at Reeks

Tommy Barker reports on a lakeside land and houses lot in a scenic Killarney setting.

Sun, 19 Jan, 2014

Footbridges provide vital access to Ireland’s highest mountain

TWO footbridges providing access to Ireland’s highest mountain Carrauntoohil, along with a car park for hillwalkers, were officially opened yesterday in the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks.

Tue, 14 Jun, 2011

Man injured in McGillycuddy Reeks fall

A man is being treated in hospital after he was injured on the McGillycuddy Reeks in Co Kerry.

Sun, 04 Oct, 2009

Daring cliff rescue saves trapped teenage hiker

A BUSY season, so far, for the rescue services in Kerry continued on Wednesday night when a 19-year-old German was brought to safety from a dangerous ledge on Dingle Peninsula.

Fri, 10 Aug, 2007

Tributes paid to hotelier who died in fall

TRIBUTES were paid yesterday to leading hotelier Gerry O’Connor, who died in a fall on the MacGillycuddy Reeks in Co Kerry on Monday.

Wed, 05 Jan, 2005

Hopes fading for missing hiker

Hopes are fading for the welfare of a Swedish man who has been missing in the McGillycuddy Reeks in Co Kerry for almost a week.

Mon, 03 Jan, 2005

School houses are Paul and Tina’s pet projects

WHEN it comes to transforming older buildings, Paul and Tina Cutting have been down that road before — many times, but only in England.

Sat, 22 Nov, 2003